In response to demand from customers, Splashtop has announced that its remote desktop software, Splashtop 2, is now available for Android tablets running Android 3.1 or newer.
Apple's iOS may be the dominant operating system in the tablet market; but among smart phones, Android is the reigning powerhouse. And its lead is growing. In the second quarter, shipments of Android-based smart phones worldwide more than doubled from an already dominant position to capture more than two-thirds of the overall smart phone market.
Lightspeed Systems has formally released its mobile device management solution designed for schools, Mobile Manager.
Stanwood-Camano School District adds mobile surveillance to its security arsenal as a way to better identify and thwart potential threats
Through a deal with publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, education software developer Kno, which provides e-textbooks for higher education, is adding interactive K-12 textbooks to its iPad, Android, Windows, and Web platforms.
Nearly 25 million tablets were sold in the second quarter of 2012 (up from 18.7 million in Q2 2011), with Apple accounting for more than two-thirds of those shipments, according to preliminary data from market research firm IDC. Meanwhile, in the same quarter, worldwide smart phone shipments saw a similar dramatic increase--to 152 million units from 108 million--with Samsung by far the dominant player.
Latino students in grades K through 2 are the focus of a program that will use iPads and other technology and a specialized curriculum to improve reading skills for more than 400 students in 15 markets through the efforts of the League of United Latin American Citizens and corporate sponsorship.
- By Mike Hohenbrink
- 07/30/12
Apple revealed that it sold more than twice as many iPads as Macs to educational institutions in the United States in its latest quarter while also experiencing record sales of Macs during the period.
K-12 teachers and administrators pinpoint five different areas that schools should be aware of when rolling out iPad initiatives.
- By Bridget McCrea
- 07/25/12
Desire2Learn has released updates to three of its mobile solutions: Desire2Learn Campus Life, Capture, and Assignment Grader. The updates were announced the this week at FUSION 2012, the company's ninth annual users' conference.